On another occasion one of the attendants said, “I know.” Immediately the Master raised his head from the pillow and remarked: “What do you say? You know? Never say that. Say, ‘As long as I live so long do I learn.’” Gangadhar (Swami Akhandananda) learned a new lesson.
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Swami Gnaneswarananda recalled: Because Swami Premananda was so loving to all, he was often referred to as the “Mother of the Math.” He could also be quite stern at times, but it was always for our good. I was once severely reprimanded by him. There had been talk about the Bhagavad Gita, and I had said, “Yes, I have read it.” Immediately Swami Premananda said, “My boy, say I am reading it. Never say I have read the Gita. One can never finish reading the Gita.”